In order to lose weight as fast as possible, we need to align our eating habits with our goals of losing body fat. This involves eating the right foods in the right amounts at the right time, in accordance with your unique BMR number and your calorie deficit aggressiveness level (20-50%) Again, there are no foods that directly cause fat loss simply by eating them--so we need to stop looking for "super foods" that are touted as fat loss miracles and instead, switch to eating foods that keep insulin as low as possible while allowing us to increase catecholamine levels as soon as possible after eating (keeping the fed state short and the fasted state long). Reduce Carbohydrates The easiest way to keep insulin levels low is to first begin by drastically reducing carbohydrates from our diet. Understand that while protein and fat are essential to the human diet, you can live a long and healthy life without consuming another carbohydrate, as they provide no nutritional value to your body. In other words, you can live a long, healthy life without eating another carbohydrate for as long as you live!
As you know, carbohydrates are turned into glucose which is a form of quick, easy, cheap energy. Our goal, however, is to use stored fat as our new energy source, rather than carbohydrates. The only organ that needs glucose and cannot run on body fat is your brain. But understand that you do not need to consume carbohydrates in order to provide glucose to your brain. This is because your body has the unique ability to convert protein into glucose through a process known as glucogenesis- which, again, eliminates your need to eat carbohydrates. Because protein and fat contain nutrients that are essential to the body, it is extremely difficult to gain body fat on a diet that is rich in fat and protein and devoid of carbohydrates. In other words, the essential nutrients are used up by the body while carbohydrates are often a source of excess. Reducing carbohydrates reduces insulin and allows catecholamine levels to increase-which results in greater fat mobilization. It also tells the body that the source of easy energy is gone and that it is now time to tap into the fat stores.
As you know, carbohydrates are turned into glucose which is a form of quick, easy, cheap energy. Our goal, however, is to use stored fat as our new energy source, rather than carbohydrates. The only organ that needs glucose and cannot run on body fat is your brain. But understand that you do not need to consume carbohydrates in order to provide glucose to your brain. This is because your body has the unique ability to convert protein into glucose through a process known as glucogenesis- which, again, eliminates your need to eat carbohydrates. Because protein and fat contain nutrients that are essential to the body, it is extremely difficult to gain body fat on a diet that is rich in fat and protein and devoid of carbohydrates. In other words, the essential nutrients are used up by the body while carbohydrates are often a source of excess. Reducing carbohydrates reduces insulin and allows catecholamine levels to increase-which results in greater fat mobilization. It also tells the body that the source of easy energy is gone and that it is now time to tap into the fat stores.